Examples of 'seconds short' in a sentence

Meaning of "seconds short"

seconds short - This phrase is used to indicate a very small amount of time remaining or needed. It suggests that there is a deficiency of only a few seconds, highlighting the close proximity to a specific time limit or deadline

How to use "seconds short" in a sentence

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seconds short
Make videos of about twenty to twenty seconds short only.
Two seconds short.
So you are still… nine minutes and fifteen seconds short.
You are two seconds short of the record!
A single tone is issued every 90 seconds short beep.
This 10 seconds short film in one of the animation clips the author does for fun.
Li Guoliang, you were ten seconds short just now.
Both were chased by Philippe Gilbert, who made a late counter-attack, but came two seconds short.
Peugeot fell 22 seconds short of the winning Audi.
A double tone is issued every 90 seconds short beeps.
Trained mechanics exactly 11 minutes … 17 seconds at maximum efficiency which would leave you 47 seconds short.
He moved into second overall 21 seconds short of Lance Armstrong.
Poss, starting five minutes after the leader, was 2 minutes 30 seconds short.
Kjeld Nuis posted a time 0.06 seconds short of the Olympic record and won the gold medal.
It plays great but then suddenly it stops about 30 seconds short of the end.

See also

You are gonna be 15 seconds short on the Bucks / Pacers game.
He finished in fifth place overall in the Skeleton race, 0.52 seconds short of a medal.

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